How to Install Network Monitor in Windows 95/98

• Microsoft Windows 95
• Microsoft Windows 98

SUMMARY

This article describes how to install the Microsoft Network Monitor tool (NetMon) on a computer that is running Windows 95 or Windows 98.

Network Monitor is available on the following Microsoft BackOffice CD-ROMs:

• BackOffice version 2.5 on CD-ROM 4, in the SMS12\NMext\Disk1 folder.



• BackOffice version 4.0 on CD-ROM 5, in the SMS\NMext\Disk1 folder.

MORE INFORMATION

To install Network Monitor, run the Setup program from one of the following locations:

• From the Disk1 folder where Netmon.zip was expanded.



• From disk 1 of the three Network Monitor Setup disks.



• From the Disk1 folder in the locations mentioned above on the Back Office CD-ROM.

1. Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click Network. (This step is necessary only if the Network Properties dialog box is not displayed at the end of Network Monitor Setup).



2. Click Add, double-click Protocol, and then click Have Disk.



3. Click Browse.



4. Browse to the following folder (depending on your operating system version):
   
   
   • Windows 98 CD-ROM: CD-ROM drive:\Tools\ResKit\NetAdmin\NetMon
   
   
   
   • Windows 95 CD-ROM: CD-ROM drive:\Admin\NetTools\NetMon
   
   
   



5. Click OK, and then restart the computer when you are prompted.

1. Using a standard text editor (such as Notepad), edit the Tcpip.ini file located in the Parsers folder in which Network Monitor is installed. The default location is C:\Nm\Parsers.



2. Locate the [TCP_HandoffSet] section.



3. Locate the line containing the text 5678 = PPTP. Change this to 1723 = PPTP.



4. Save the file, and then quit Notepad.

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Additional query words:

Keywords : kbtool win95 win98
Version : WINDOWS:95
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbhowto